Godfrey Reggio - director of Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi,... http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/reggio.aspx Spirit of Baraka Celebrating nonverbal films like Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, Microcosmos and the people who made them Translate: Bookmark: Reggio Emilia Move your career forward with an accredited online degree! www.CourseAdvisor.com Reggio Stocked in Many Sizes Designed for High End Homes www.AtlantaSupply.com Philip Glass Huge selection of Philip Glass items. Yahoo.com Richard "Dickie" Landry "Solo" is the saxophonist, composer and visual artist's first CD! www.waydowninlouisiana.com Baraka 1 of 9 3/5/08 12:42 PM Godfrey Reggio - director of Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi,... http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/reggio.aspx Home Shop Godfrey Reggio Newsletter Godfrey Reggio, The inventor of the visual-art film style which Spirit of Films Baraka celebrates. Introduction Reggio is prominent in the film world for his QATSI trilogy, essays of visual images and sound which chronicle the destructive impact of the Baraka modern world on the environment. Samsara Koyaanisqatsi Chronos Born in New Orleans in 1940 and raised in southwest Louisiana, Reggio entered the Christian Brothers, a Roman Catholic pontifical order, at age Koyaanisqatsi 14. Powaqqatsi He spent 14 years of his adolescence and early adulthood in fasting, Naqoyqatsi silence, and prayer while studying to be a monk. Microcosmos With the Qatsi Trilogy, Godfrey Reggio invented his own film style - Winged Migration which puts the emphasis on bringing audiences images of extraordinary emotional impact and thought-provoking relevance. Part essay, part Dogora Dogora image-and-music extravaganza, the three films chronicle the rapid Ata Whenua evolution and astonishing impact of the modern world over the last few Atlantis decades. Lucky People Centre International Reggio' s background is in contemplation (he spent 14 years in silence Anima Mundi and prayer, while studying to be a monk) and in service (not only to the environment but to youth, the poor and communities as well). 1 Giant Leap Genesis Born in New Orleans in 1940 and raised in southwest Louisiana, Reggio entered the Christian Brothers, a Roman Catholic pontifical order, at age Winged Migration Fascinating Nature 14 and remained there for 14 years. Based in New Mexico during the Films in production sixties, Reggio taught grade school, secondary school and college. In 1963, he co-founded Young Citizens for Action, a community organization Savage Eden project that aided juvenile street gangs. Following this, Reggio Independant films co-founded La Clinica de la Gente, a facility that provided medical care Short films & trailers to 12,000 community members in Santa Fe, and La Gente, a community organizing project in Northern New Mexico's barrios. Aeon Timescape In 1972, Reggio co-founded the Institute for Regional Education in Santa Time after Time Fe, a non-profit foundation focused on media development, the arts, Chronos community organization and research – which was the progenitor for The Mujaan Qatsi Trilogy. In 1974 and 1975, with funding from the American Civil Documentaries Liberties Union, Reggio co-organized a multi- media public interest campaign on the invasion of privacy and the use of technology to control Introduction behavior. March of the Penguins He then began to develop the idea for a nonverbal film formed from a The Blue Planet non-stop collage of images from real life. Powaqqatsi The Life of Thus started Reggio' s seven-year odyssey to make Koyaanisqatsi, which Mammals won acclaim around the world. He next traveled to 12 countries making Articles his second film Powaqqatsi (1987) which shifted his focus from North America to the more remote corners of the planet. The Qatsi trilogy History of Reggio followed the second Qatsi film with the short film Anima Mundi, nonverbal films which was commissioned by Bulgari, the Italian jewelry company, for the World Wide Fund for Nature which used the film for its Biological People Diversity Program. Accompanied by the music of Philip Glass, the Ron Fricke twenty-eight minute Anima Mundi is a montage of intimate images of Microcosmos Godfrey Reggio over seventy animal species that celebrates the magnificence and variety of the world's fauna. Mark Magidson Philip Glass In 1993, Reggio was invited to develop a new school of exploration and Michael Stearns production in the arts, technology, and mass media being founded by the Benetton Company. Called Fabrica - Future, Presente, it opened in May, Magazines 1995, in Treviso, Italy, just outside Venice. While serving as the initial National Geographic director of the school through 1995, Reggio co-authored the 7 minute film Evidence, which provides another point of view to observe the subtle Naqoyqatsi 2 of 9 3/5/08 12:42 PM Godfrey Reggio - director of Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi,... http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/reggio.aspx Spirit of Baraka but profound effects of modern living on children. Reggio is a frequent News lecturer on philosophy, technology and film. He resides in Santa Fe, New FAQ Mexico. Forum Films Screenings Koyaanisqatsi (Director & Producer) Write a review Powaqqatsi (Director & Producer) Guestbook Naqoyqatsi (Director & Producer) March of the Donate Anima Mundi (Director) Penguins Contact Reggio also co-authored the 7 minute film Evidence which provides another point of view to observe the subtle but profound effects of Contribute modern living on children. About Links Now Site Map Godfrey Reggio is a frequent lecturer on philosophy, technology and film. Blog He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Check the excellent interviews with Godfrey Reggio on the links page. The Blue Planet Milestones - Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. - 1954 At age 14, entered the Christian Brothers order (date approximate). - Moved to New Mexico to study; began working in the local community. - 1963 Co-founded Young Citizens for Action, which aided street gangs. - Was a co-founder of La Cinica de la Gente, which provided medical care to the impoverished of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1 Giant Leap - 1968 Asked by the Christian Brothers to go to Rome to work in their order's archives; opted to leave religious life. - 1972 Was involved in the formation of the Institute for Regional Education, which focused on media development, the arts, community organization and research. - 1975 Began working on footage that would eventually be incorporated in his debut film. - 1982 Feature directorial debut, "Koyaanisqatsi"; also produced and co-wrote; used images shot by cinematographer Ron Fricke and a hypnotic What the Bleep Do score by composer Philip Glass; film released under the banner of "Francis We Know!? Ford Coppola presents"; title is a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance"; first in a proposed trilogy. - 1988 Co-wrote, co-produced and directed "Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation", again using a Glass score; second in a proposed trilogy; shot between 1985 and 1987. - 1989 Contributed to the omnibus feature "Songlines". - 1991 Directed the 28-minute short "Anima Mundi/The Soul of the World" (released in the USA in 1993); again featured a score by Philip Glass; film was commissioned by the Bulgari jewelry company and made with the cooperation of the World Wide Fund for Nature. - 1993 Invited by Benetton to develop a school of exploration and production of the arts, technology and mass media in Treviso, Italy; served two-years as director of the school. - 1994 Shot the eight-minute short "Evidence", about the relationship between children and television. - 2002 Completed his trilogy with "Naqoyqatsi", looking at technology and the world. Interviews An Interview with Godfrey Reggio, taken from Satya Godfrey Reggio wowed critics and audiences 20 years ago with the groundbreaking film, Koyaanisqatsi, a Hopi word roughly meaning “life out of balance.” Through images accompanied with music composed by Philip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi creates a wordless experience of modern life 3 of 9 3/5/08 12:42 PM Godfrey Reggio - director of Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi,... http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/reggio.aspx in North America, showing both its natural beauty and our growing dependence on technology, and clashes between the two. Perhaps the most famous sequence is of New York’s traffic: sped-up images of cars, cabs and buses streaming up the avenue, stopping at lights while traffic floods across, then stops; pulsating over and over again. Some viewers praised Koyaanisqatsi as an ode to technology, while others applauded it as an environmentalist commentary. Reggio and Glass followed in 1988 with Powaqqatsi, “life in transformation,” which examines the effects our technology-centered lives have had on the South. It opens with a haunting sequence of a large gold mining operation in Brazil—thousands upon thousands of men haul heavy sacks of dirt up a steep incline like ants on an anthill. Last year, Reggio completed the “Qatsi Trilogy” with Naqoyqatsi or “life as war,” a startling look at the chronic, often violent struggle between humans and technology, and the effects it has on the planet. To celebrate the magnificence and variety of animals, Reggio created Anima Mundi, a 30 minute-long montage of over 70 animal species. And in the mid-70s, with funding from the American Civil Liberties Union, Reggio co-organized a multi-media public interest campaign on the invasion of privacy and the use of technology to control behavior. You were a monk before you started making films, right? I was a full-fledged lifer—I went in at 14, took my final vows at 25, and was exited at 28. Coming from that place of contemplation, what inspired you to start making the “Qatsi” films? In the order I was in, each brother takes five vows, one of which is teaching the poor gratuitously. As a young person I was seized by this idea of social justice and I wanted very much to follow my vow of teaching the poor gratuitously. I was told that was not practical or feasible, because how would we run our schools, etc.? But being idealistic, my activities became a problem for my superiors.